Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| almost never / go on holiday / My parents |
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| I travel a lot. I / every other day. / need / some petrol |
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| very often / to help me / come / My parents |
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| go / I / once a year / usually / to the dentist |
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| breaks down / My car / several times a year |
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| We / soup / have / every other day |
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| what to say / I / never / know |
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| do / often / go / to the disco? / How / you |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| me / phoned / she / Yesterday, / twice |
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| often / is / late / John |
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| once a month / go / I / to the hairdresser's / usually |
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| always / I / Can / dress / in green? |
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| get up / at 8 a.m. / always / I |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| rarely / when you talk to her / listens / She |
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| Do / often / you / feel tired? |
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| am / very tired / in the mornings. / usually / Something is the matter with me. I |
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| is / asking me questions / She / always |
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| to the gym / ? / Do / every day / you / go |
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| I / hardly ever / oranges / eat |
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| dresses / in blue / She / very often |
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| will / help you / if you need it / Tom / rarely |
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| need / They / some help with the homework / usually |
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| three times a week / I / go / to the gym |
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| it / five times / I / saw |
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| You / can / find / your car keys / never |
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| have lunch / at home? / usually / Do / you |
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| win / Kevin / ? / Does / always |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| for dinner / Mike / often / eats / pizza |
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| shopping / have to go / I / day in, day out |
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| never / can / They / listen |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
